Patience is the calm acceptance that things can happen in a different order than the one you have in mind.
— David Allen
FIND a WAY to WIN at something EVERY DAY
It doesn’t have to be big. Some of the best days are made up of one or more small victories. Those incremental wins add up to meaningful change over time.
If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.
— Maya Angelou
You don't hire for skills, you hire for attitude.
— Simon Sinek
Great leaders never stop clarifying expectations, and they never stop mentoring.
— Eric Chester
The best leaders are the best learners. Learning is the master skill of leadership. Leaders are constant improvements fanatics.
— Barry Z. Posner and James M. Kouzes
We don't need giant personalities to transform companies. We need leaders who build not their own egos but the institutions they run.
— Susan Cain
Trust rules. To enlist others, you need trust. Build mutual trust; you must trust others too.
— Barry Z. Posner and James M. Kouzes
We have two ears and one mouth and we should use them proportionally.
— Susan Cain
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.
— Dale Carnegie
You can't do it alone. Leadership is a team sport, and you need to engage others in the cause. You need to enable others to be even better than they already are.
— Barry Z. Posner and James M. Kouzes
There are only two ways to influence human behavior; you can manipulate it or you can inspire it.
— Simon Sinek
I believe each of us stands to gain far more if we shift our emphasis from what we get out of others to how we can make emotional deposits into others' lives.
— Ross Woodstock
A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.
— Jackie Robinson
The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost.
— Robert Cialdini
We can transcend the script of a pre-defined story, and pave the way for the future that we design. We just need to tap that power, that conviction, that determination within us.
— Robert F. Smith
There's zero correlation between being the best talker and having the best ideas.
— Susan Cain
The proactive approach to a mistake is to acknowledge it instantly, correct and learn from it.
— Stephen Covey
The fact of being an underdog changes people in ways that we often fail to appreciate. It opens doors and creates opportunities and enlightens and permits things that might otherwise have seemed unthinkable.
— Malcolm Gladwell
Credibility is the foundation of leadership. If people don't belive in you, they won't follow you. You must do what you say you are going to do.
— Barry Z. Posner and James M. Kouzes
Everybody has a calling. And your real job in life is to figure out as soon as possible what that is, who you were meant to be, and to begin to honor that in the best way possible for yourself.
— Oprah Winfrey
Over a decade of experience as a clinical psychologist and leadership consultant has taught me that burnout prevention requires reducing workplace stress while increasing employee engagement.
— Natalia Peart
I don't want to overemphasize this, but not a day goes by when I don't think about my mother and what she would think about what I just did. I often adjust my approach.
— Ursula Burns
The three most significant days in your life are: 1) The day you were born. 2) The day you find out why. 3) The day you discover how to contribute the gift you were born to give.
— Taylor Hartman
Values drive commitment. You need to know what you belive in because you can only fully commit to the organization or cause when there is a good fit between what you value and the organizational values.
— Barry Z. Posner and James M. Kouzes
The coronavirus crisis is a marathon, not a sprint. To be productive for the long term, you’ll need to keep your motivation high. The best way to do that is to reconnect with your “why” frequently.
— Michael Hyatt
Forgiveness must be immediate, whether or not a person asks for it.
— Rick Warren
Leadership is an affair of the heart. Leaders love what they're doing and those they lead. Leaders make others feel great themselves and are gracious in showing their appreciation.
— Barry Z. Posner and James M. Kouzes
You either lead by example or you don't lead at all. You have to go first as a leader. That's what it takes to get others to follow your lead.
— Barry Z. Posner and James M. Kouzes
People tend to trust you when they think they're interacting with the real you, when they have faith in your judgment and competence, and when they believe you care about them.
— Frances Frei and Anne Morriss
If business can become more intentional about decency, I believe it can become a healing force our world so badly needs.
— Bill Boulding
Sometimes the bravest and most important thing you can do is just show up.
— Brené Brown
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